A long, rigid hydraulic structure constructed perpendicular to the seashore or riverbank to interrupt flow of water. They are usually made out of wood or stone and are used as a kind of embankment to limit sedimentation and erosion.
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Bell tower; or the upper part of this or a steeple, which houses bells; or specifically the timber structure by…
Triangular gable-like structure surmounting the end of a portico or doorway at the entrance of buildings, especially religious or other…
Sanskrit for 'stool' or 'pedestal', it is the platform on which idols are installed in the garbhagriha or innermost sanctum…
A beam, window or door frame that rises above the stamba or column to provide additional support to the structure.…
The style of cave temple architecture developed under the patronage of the Pallava king Mahendravarman I, characterised by simplicity of…
In architecture, uppermost member of a column or pilaster, wider than the shaft and often distinctively carved or decorated in…
In Indian temple architecture, it refers to the vertical sidepieces of a door frame or an entrance frame, or the…
A roof form featuring one or more inclined surfaces rising to meet at a ridge, point, or wall surface. The…